Overview

Spatial data is, quite literally, everwhere. In the past it was the
private property of the GIS lab, but now everyone seems to be making
tracks with the GPS device in their pocket. Map data now extends from
the personal to the political, as agencies and governments make more
global information available to the public. In recent years R has
become well equipped to deal with this spatial data deluge, with a
number of packages dedicated to spatial data and spatial analyses.

This tutorial will be composed of two presentations
and two workshop sessions to go through.

Prerequisites

A computer with R installed, and either all the spatial packages installed or
an internet connection.

Contact

Barry Rowlingson is a Senior Research Associate in the CHICAS unit of the Faculty of Health and Medicine
at Lancaster University, UK.